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Standardized Testing: The Teacher's Dilemma
Posted in In Their Words on May 19, 2017
As I sit in the computer lab while my students take our state’s standardized test, I can sense the angst in the room. I can sense that even though I had the students do a brain break and talked about ‘taking a breath’ during a test, I do not hear them breathing. I hear clicking Read More »
Real-World Math Activities that are Perfect for Engaging Your Kids
Posted in Teaching on May 17, 2017
Margaret Pritchett Jones is the Associate Head of School and Lower Years Principal at High Meadows School, a progressive PK-8 school in Roswell, Georgia. She has consulted with many schools and organizations around issues of constructivist teaching and teacher education. When we requested feedback and ideas for ways to keep kids engaged with math during Read More »
Becoming Limitless: Saying No to an Education System That Tried to Squelch Me
Posted in In Their Words on May 8, 2017
A college professor once asked me to write an essay about a time in our lives that our opinion of education changed drastically, or began to be shaped into what it is today. I told her a story of a child, who was made to feel that she was inconvenient, just because she was different. Read More »
The Best Puppets for Kids - Imaginative & Creative Storytelling
Posted in Lifestyle on April 28, 2017
Do your children enjoy telling stories? Are they always going on exciting adventures? If so, then this article is for you because your children will love the hand puppets described below. Encourage Storytelling with Puppets Storytellers are important in our world. If we didn’t have stories, life would be pretty boring. There are many ways Read More »
We Didn't Want to Admit It, But We Were Jealous of Homeschoolers
Posted in In Their Words on April 27, 2017
Of course, I was jealous of homeschooled kids. I would never have admitted it at the time. It wasn't until I started dating my first boyfriend that I realized it was jealousy. But I still ignored it. My first boyfriend homeschooled K-12. On our first date, we were in 9th grade. He Excelled at What Read More »
